As energy prices rise, the inflation picture is muddied by an unusual divergence between two key gauges of consumer costs.

Oil prices are retesting $100 a barrel, but inflation expectations have barely nudged, a warning sign for markets, Albert Edwards says.

The Commerce Department on Friday released the January 2026 PCE inflation report, which showed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained stubbornly high for consumers.

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

Jim Chalmers can expect higher inflation to support the budget’s bottom line, with tax revenue boosted by nominally higher incomes and profits.

Oil and natural gas remain vital to the world economy, and higher prices will ripple through the system.

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